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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MD vs Cherry Hill, NJ

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- Cherry Hill spends 38.3% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Cherry Hill than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cherry Hill had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDCherry Hill, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11164573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews
Honor · Ellicott City, MD
Nice community feel
Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Lei · Troy, NY
Like most things Not Like It Used to Be
Over 5 years ago

Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Trevor · Columbia, MD
Good parks, great schools, startling inequality
Over 7 years ago

Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Cherry Hill    1 Reviews
Todd · Grenloch, NJ
cherry hill
Over 13 years ago

its nice but  More

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